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- Title
Implications of a US study on infection prevention and control in community settings in the UK.
- Authors
Dowding, Dawn; McDonald, Margaret V.; Jingjing Shang
- Abstract
Healthcare-associated infections are a significant reason for readmission to hospital post-discharge to the community. In this paper, the authors describe some of the key findings from a programme of work conducted in a home care agency (community care organisation) in the US. A survey was conducted to explore home care nurses' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs around infection control (n=415); 400 nurse-patient visits were observed, and 50 nurses were interviewed about their infection control practices. Nurses reported high compliance with infection control practices. However, the overall average adherence rate to observed hand hygiene practices was 45.6%. Interview data provided valuable insights into specific challenges faced by nurses in a home care setting. This study provides insights that can be used to enhance infection control practice in community care in the UK.
- Subjects
UNITED States; UNITED Kingdom; CROSS infection prevention; HOME care services; CLINICAL competence; PREVENTION of communicable diseases; COMMUNITY health nursing; LEGAL compliance; CONFIDENCE intervals; HAND washing; HEALTH attitudes; HOME nursing; NURSES; NURSES' attitudes; NURSING; PROFESSIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION analysis; T-test (Statistics); HUMAN services programs; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
British Journal of Community Nursing, 2020, Vol 25, Issue 12, p578
- ISSN
1462-4753
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.12.578